By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine priest who previously led retreats for youth is on administrative leave pending an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland says the allegation against Father Robert Vaillancourt dates to the 1980s and involves
Continue Reading By Heather Leah Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — Faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media posted a statement Tuesday after Nikole Hannah-Jones’ announcement that she would reject an offer to take a position at UNC after weeks of
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The global gap in travel freedoms has never been wider, says the latest report by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. The firm’s Henley Passport Index, based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has been regularly monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports
Continue Reading By Nick Matoney Click here for updates on this story CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A father is charged with involuntary manslaughter and other offenses after his 4-year-old son died of fentanyl toxicity following an incident in Carnegie. Van Marcus Redding, 36, of Hulton Street in Carnegie, faces a preliminary hearing on July 9. The alleged
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN As the world’s top athletes head into the Tokyo Olympics, a wave of penalizations and criticism are shedding light onto how Black women in sports are treated. In recent weeks, the governing body for aquatic sports refused to approve the use of a swimming cap designed to accommodate natural Black hair
Continue Reading CNN’s Laura Coates reacts to American sprinter, Sha’Carri Richardson, being barred from competing in the Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.
Continue Reading By Jossie Carbonare Click here for updates on this story JUPITER, Florida (WPBF) — The Ramsey family from Palm Beach County continues to mourn their beloved grandmother, who was on the 9th floor of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside when it collapsed in the middle of the night. Magaly Delgado, 80, had been living
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A 16-year-old boy shot in the arms and legs Monday in Baltimore is hospitalized, police said. City police said a lieutenant on routine patrol around 11:49 a.m. Monday found the teenager in the 1700 block of McCulloh Street suffering from gunshot
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first. The 13 elephants live at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, southern England, and will be flown more than 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles) to Kenya,
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olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Este martes, la gobernación del estado de México informó a través de un comunicado que las fuertes lluvias de la tarde de este lunes provocaron afectaciones en diversas colonias de los municipios de Toluca, San Mateo Atenco, Lerma, Almoloya de Juárez, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Tlalnepantla, Naucalpan, Zumpango y Zinacantepec. La
Continue Reading By Rosalia Fodera Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A tragic and deadly crash in Wake County killed two people and sent a baby to the hospital in April after a pickup truck collided with a U-Haul. Peter Drago was the young man driving that U-Haul, and his parents
Continue Reading By George Solis and Christie Ileto Click here for updates on this story MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey (WPVI) — The man at the center of a community protest in Mount Laurel, New Jersey – sparked by his racist rant toward a neighbor – was taken into custody on Monday evening. Water bottles and ice were
Continue Reading By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The family of a 53-year-old woman who was found dead, with tape over her mouth and her hands bound inside her home in South Los Angeles over the weekend is pleading for answers, with authorities saying they have not identified
Continue Reading By Carlos Granda Click here for updates on this story HACIENDA HEIGHTS, California (KABC) — A 13-year-old boy remained hospitalized two days after his father was killed in a car-to-car shooting and crash on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights. Meanwhile, a makeshift memorial for the father, 35-year-old Luis Mendoza, continued to grow outside the
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By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Emma Raducanu says she’ll “come back stronger” after her fairytale maiden run at Wimbledon ended on Monday evening after she retired from her fourth-round match with “breathing difficulties.” The 18-year-old Brit — who was playing in her first ever grand slam — lost the first set and was
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN We see you living your best post-break-up life, Jennifer Lopez! While the paparazzi capture photos of Lopez and former, and now apparently on again, bae Ben Affleck strolling hugged up in the Hamptons, she’s sharing how happy she is at the moment. “I’m super happy,” she said in an interview
Continue Reading Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tells Amanpour about the “collective grieving for the desecration of black lives” following the death of George Floyd.
Continue Reading By Dustin Dorsey Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KGO) — The Santa Cruz Mountains Treasure Hunt has a winner! This group found the box with a trophy and $1,000. On Monday, the winners met with the hunt’s organizers to talk about the experience and joy. “I was a little shaky
Continue Reading By Rett Nelson Click here for updates on this story ASHTON, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A missing kayaker in Fremont County has been found safe and sound. Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries tells EastIdahoNews.com the kayaker got separated from his group while recreating at Warm River about eight miles northeast of Ashton Monday evening. It happened
Continue Reading By Laura Jarrett, CNN An Ohio police chief has retired from his post after an apparent racist incident was caught on surveillance, CNN affiliates report. Sheffield Lake Police Chief Anthony Campo has now left the force after more than 30 years on the job following what appears to be a racist prank on a fellow
Continue Reading An Ohio police chief retires after video shows him putting a “Ku Klux Klan” sign on a Black officer’s desk. CNN’s Laura Jarrett reports.
Continue Reading By Annalisa Burgos Click here for updates on this story OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — Experts are looking at the ocean floor off Ewa Beach to gain more insight into the wreckage of Transair Flight 810. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are trying to uncover what caused the cargo plane’s engines to fail on
Continue Reading By Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Running your own business can come with many perks, like setting your own work schedule and the potential to increase your income. But without the benefits typically offered by large employers, saving up for retirement is often solely up to you. “When you are a small business owner, almost every
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Un video recientemente publicado y obtenido por CNN muestra a agentes penitenciarios presuntamente abusando de las reclusas en un centro correccional para mujeres que pronto cerrará en Nueva Jersey. Las imágenes editadas muestran a los agentes correccionales sacando a las presas de sus celdas, restringiendo físicamente a las presas, golpeando a
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest in the murder of a popular Milwaukee barber. Jay Timms owned Fade Lounge near Holton and Center. He was shot and killed last Thursday during a fight outside his
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ manager of 25 years, Larry Rudolph, has resigned. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to CNN. Rudolph’s letter of resignation was sent to Spears’ father Jamie Spears and to the conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery. “It has been over 2 1/2 years since Britney
Continue Reading olivertapia Moscú (CNN) — Un avión de pasajeros con 28 personas a bordo se estrelló el martes en la península de Kamchatka, en el lejano oriente de Rusia, informó la agencia de aviación rusa a CNN. El avión, un turbohélice bimotor Antonov An-26 de fabricación rusa, volaba desde la capital regional, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, hasta la aldea
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Photographs by Carlton Ward Jr./Florida Wild Wedged between Florida’s two coasts are some of the richest ecosystems in the US, teeming with native wildlife that prefers to be hidden from human view. The animals’ natural lives for the most part remain a secret to Floridians. To catch glimpses of them in
Continue Reading By Tom Loewy Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Shannon Songer closes her eyes. She travels back to the morning of Aug. 10, 2020. Her ex-boyfriend is in the living room, sleeping off what he drank the night before. Shannon insists he should leave, and closes her bedroom door.
Continue Reading By CAROLINA CRUZ Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The month of June was a blur for workers and volunteers at KC Pet Project as they cared for a nearly record-breaking number of animals. Typically, the shelter takes in about 1,000 pets from May to August but the shelter
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